Kamini Zantoko
Autor, Darsteller
8. Dezember 1979 (46 Jahre)
Kamini Zantoko is a Black French musician and screenwriter.
Kamini's father—Seyolo Zantoko—and his family moved from Zaire to Marly-Gomont, France in 1975. They had difficulty assimilating as the first Black people in town. Kamini grew up there, and by the summer of 2006, was working part-time as a nurse. Seyolo died sometime prior to 2012.
Aspiring to make hip hop music, in 2006 he wrote about Marly-Gomont ("Marly-Gomont"). In his music video, made in late June on a budget of €100 (equivalent to €125 in 2022), he raps about farming and games with his friends and fellow villagers. On 30 August, Kamini uploaded the video and cold-emailed promotions to record companies; instead, a t-shirt retailer shared the link online, and by the end of the day, "Marly-Gomont" was a hit. Off the merits of his amateur viral video, Kamini signed with RCA Records on 2 November to publish "Marly-Gomont" and two more albums.
In 2012, Kamini wrote and narrated the autobiographical film The African Doctor (French: Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont, lit. 'Welcome to Marly-Gomont') to pay tribute to his father. It was released in 2016, directed by Julien Rambaldi.
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Kamini's father—Seyolo Zantoko—and his family moved from Zaire to Marly-Gomont, France in 1975. They had difficulty assimilating as the first Black people in town. Kamini grew up there, and by the summer of 2006, was working part-time as a nurse. Seyolo died sometime prior to 2012.
Aspiring to make hip hop music, in 2006 he wrote about Marly-Gomont ("Marly-Gomont"). In his music video, made in late June on a budget of €100 (equivalent to €125 in 2022), he raps about farming and games with his friends and fellow villagers. On 30 August, Kamini uploaded the video and cold-emailed promotions to record companies; instead, a t-shirt retailer shared the link online, and by the end of the day, "Marly-Gomont" was a hit. Off the merits of his amateur viral video, Kamini signed with RCA Records on 2 November to publish "Marly-Gomont" and two more albums.
In 2012, Kamini wrote and narrated the autobiographical film The African Doctor (French: Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont, lit. 'Welcome to Marly-Gomont') to pay tribute to his father. It was released in 2016, directed by Julien Rambaldi.
Source: Article "Kamini (rapper)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmografie
| 2016 | The African Doctor · as Screenplay |
| 2026 | Karma, trop jeunes pour se taire · as Fred |
| 2022 | Petit Ange · as Le Pompier |
| 2022 | 3PU · as Patrick |
| 2018 | Chronicles of the Sun · as Wilson Samba |
| 2018 | Alexandra Ehle · as Leonardo Alli |
| 2010 | Norman fait des vidéos · as Cast |
| 2009 | C à Vous · as Self |
| 2006 | On n'est pas couché · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Star Academy · as Self |
| 2001 | En aparté · as Self |
| 1998 | Le Bigdil · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Les Victoires de la Musique · as Self |